dna23
Member
Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
...view a Mini this weekend and yes i am gay 
What do i need to look for? It's pretty much brand new... only done 9000 miles and via a BMW garage Any common problems or faults?
[Edited on 14-06-2006 by dna23]
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
common faults;
leaky tyre/rim seal, if its got runflats (pirelli euphoria) AVOID
other than that, watch out for hair clippings/shampoo on th boot carpet
|
Pablo
Member
Registered: 3rd Feb 03
Location: Milton Keynes
User status: Offline
|
dude, why!!!
|
LAMM13
Member
Registered: 15th Dec 05
Location: Towcester, uk
User status: Offline
|

gay
[Edited on 14-06-2006 by LAMM13]
|
Jambo
Member
Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by robmarriott
common faults;
other than that, watch out for hair clippings/shampoo on th boot carpet

was just about to post similar hairdresser insult
|
Dione J
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
User status: Offline
|
dna
First Matty moving on & up and now you noooooo don't do it 
[Edited on 14-06-2006 by d_jay50]
|
dna23
Member
Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
pmfsl it's for the girlfriend... haha you benders love it....
that said i did cheat on the corsa and view a seat cupra leon 1.8 20VT thingy... but it wasn't any good so i said no nill point!
|
Dione J
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
User status: Offline
|
Ohh that's ok then, dont ever cheat on Black Betty again
|
dna23
Member
Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by d_jay50
Ohh that's ok then, dont ever cheat on Black Betty again
she's going soon the slut
|
Dione J
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
User status: Offline
|
Why? what ya getting next?
|
LAMM13
Member
Registered: 15th Dec 05
Location: Towcester, uk
User status: Offline
|
something with a turbo....
|
Dione J
Member
Registered: 22nd Sep 04
Location: West Midlands Drives: Leon Cupra Turbo
User status: Offline
|
Corsa Turbo?
|
dna23
Member
Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
stop it with the god damn corsa's 
|
All Torque
Member
Registered: 17th Nov 05
Location: Milton Keynes Drives: Ford Focus TDCi
User status: Offline
|
quote: Originally posted by robmarriott
common faults;
leaky tyre/rim seal, if its got runflats (pirelli euphoria) AVOID
Why?
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
because the design of the bead on the runflat tyre doesnt work very well with the design of the wheel, so they go flat every 2 or 3 days. and runflats are crap anyway.
|
Jon_C
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
User status: Offline
|
i have a cooper and this does not happen on mine
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
i used to work for a tyre fitters who dealt with a BMW garage. its a common fault.
|
Graeme
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
User status: Offline
|
the run flats are crap, we have so many mini`s in gettin the bodykits put on and they are firtsly crap and the amount of run flats that are actually are flat are stupid!
they dont work to great and they cost alot to replace!
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
and if you get a puncture, you cannot repair them, they need replacing
|
Graeme
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
User status: Offline
|
yep also if you dont replace them with them then a light comes up on the dash cos it thinks there flat!
|
Jon_C
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Dec 05
Location: Suffolk
User status: Offline
|
so how do people fit new rims as i am lookin to get some soon
|
Robin
Premium Member
Registered: 7th Jan 04
Location: Northants Drives: Clio 182 Cup
User status: Offline
|
you have to get the sensor turned off
|
Graeme
Premium Member
Registered: 26th Jul 04
Location: Northampton
User status: Offline
|
i think it can be turned off and sum of them dont do it but the first ones did!
[Edited on 14-06-2006 by C4 WLK]
|
dna23
Member
Registered: 1st Nov 04
Location: Northamptonshire
User status: Offline
|
bttt 
I'm going tomorrow chums...
It doesn't have run flats so thats out but thanks robin - anything else?
|